Answer: You can see it does matter in what order you solve the equation. ... Just like when you are solving equations with whole numbers, solving equations with fractions has the same order of operations. The order of operations is the order in which you solve the problem. If numbers are in parentheses, you do them first.
The formula to find any term of an an arithmetic sequence is given by
=
=(n-1)d,
where we have first term
=8,
and d which is the common difference , and n is the term we need to find (in our case is 20)
the difference d=3, as you see each number is the previous minus 3
for S20=8+(20-1)*(-3)=8+(19)*(-3)=8-57=-49
S20=-49, this the 20th term
Rewrite the equation:
1/3 ⋅ ( πr2 ( 3r−h )) = V.
$216 x 0.08 = $17.28.
Therefore $17.28 was collected for sales tax.